Whether guilty or not, the fact that Mr. D’Souza has been singled out for prosecution while others skate past freely reveals President Obama’s thumb on the famous lady’s scale.

Some conservative writers take a different line. Writing in The American Conservative, Rod Dreher insisted that D’Souza must take his lumps. As Dreher argued,

I have no trouble believing that D’Souza may have been selectively prosecuted. But even if he was, that does not justify his knowingly breaking the law. Does this really have to be explained to conservatives, of all people? We can’t call for law and order, but carve out special exemptions for our political allies.

Does this spell the end for D’Souza’s career? As a non-conservative, I would be surprised if any conservative institution were to clamor to be associated with D’Souza after this. But I’ve been surprised before.